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Skype

With Skype you can make free calls over the internet to other people on Skype for as long as you like, to wherever you like. It is free to download http://www.skype.com.

Calling other people on Skype is free so you can talk whenever you want to – not just on special occasions. Call to check in with mum when you’re travelling, give your partner a goodnight kiss via video call when they’re away on business, or use it for your regular calls and catch ups. And, if you know people who don’t use Skype you can call them too at really low rates.
It’s easy and it’s free to download

Main features

  • Free Skype-to-Skype calls.
  • Call phones and mobiles, send SMS.
  • Free instant messaging.
  • Voicemail.
  • Free video call.
  • Forward calls to a phone when you’re offline

To Install Skype

How do you hello?

Hello. It’s so much more than a word. It’s a welcome, an olive branch, the start of something beautiful. You can type it, talk it – and with free video calls, you can show it. That one’s our favorite. Click on a video to see how it’s done.

Tutorials and more

Resources

Cool Cat Teacher Blog (Vicki Davis) Using Skype in the Classroom
Video Conferencing Wiki
Watch Vicki Davis set up Skype for her Class

Oprah explains it all at Skype Campaigns.

World Lanaguage Classroom - Blogs about Skyping
http://joedale.typepad.com/integrating_ict_into_the_/2009/05/using-skype-in-the-languages-classroom.html